{"id":549,"date":"2018-05-20T02:10:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T09:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=549"},"modified":"2019-12-29T18:18:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T02:18:34","slug":"be-perfect-as-god-is-perfect-matthew-543-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=549","title":{"rendered":"Be Perfect as God is Perfect! (Matthew 5:43-48)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1118\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Be-Perfect-as-God-is-Perfect-Elder-Matthew-Davis-5201817393.mp3'>Be Perfect as God is Perfect<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Be-Perfect-as-God-is-Perfect-Elder-Matthew-Davis-5201817393.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Be Perfect as God is Perfect\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Be Perfect as God is Perfect\\\" from Covenant Reformed Church GV by Elder Matthew Davis. 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